[Canon] 7S | April 1965
7S
When the 7s was introduced, Canon had already marketed seven SLR cameras, including the Canonflex R-series, FL-mount cameras, and the Pellix, which featured TTL manual metering. Even though rangefinder cameras were on the decline, the 7s was introduced as the successor to the Canon 7. It retained the core features of the 7, but with a CdS meter replacing the selenium exposure meter.
An accessory shoe, which was sorely missed on the 7, was added to the 7s, and the tripod socket was repositioned. The 7s marked the end of a 32-year tradition of luxury-class rangefinder cameras that started with the Hansa Canon.
- Type: 35mm focal-plane shutter rangefinder camera
- Picture Size: 24 x 36 mm
- Normal Lens: Canon 50mm f/0.95 and others
- Lens Mount: Threaded mount or bayonet mount with three inner lugs for 50mm f/0.95 lens and mirror box
- Shutter: Two-axis, horizontal-travel focal-plane shutter with metal curtains. Single-axis dial for X, T, B, 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/15, 1/30, 1/60, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500, and 1/1000 sec. Built-in self-timer and shutter button lock
- Flash Sync: FP- and X-sync (automatic-switching sync contacts, X-sync speed of 1/60 sec., bayonet terminal socket on camera side)
- Viewfinder: Coincidence rangefinder integrated with universal mark finder featuring four manually-switchable projected frames for 35mm (fixed at 0.8x), 50mm, 85mm/100mm, and 135mm lenses with automatic parallax correction
- Built-in Exposure Meter: CdS element meter switchable between two ranges (high & low) for aperture needle readings coupled to the shutter speed dial
- Film Loading & Advance: After opening the camera back, insertion onto spool, and advance with the camera-top lever
- Dimensions & Weight: 140 x 81 x 31 mm, 875 g (with 50mm f/0.95)
